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Following the bomb blast killing at least eight people at the School of Hygiene, Kano State on Monday, the state Governor, Rabi’u Kwankwaso has promised that government would take care of the medical bills of students injured in the explosion. Kwankwaso made the promise while visiting scene of the incident, sympathizing with the victims while […]

Governor Babatunde Fashola has charged his new Special Adviser on Central Business District (CBD), Mr. Folorunsho Folarin-Coker to operate an administration that would include all stakeholders as well as ensure harmonious development in the area. Fashola gave the admonition on Monday while swearing in Folarin-Coker as a replacement for Hon. (Mrs.) Aderinola Disu who resigned […]

An explosive was detonated on Monday afternoon at the Kano School of Health Technology along Gida Murtala–BUK Road in the heart of the city. The improvised explosive device went off at 2pm, while the school was in session. Magaji Majiya, spokesperson of the Kano State Police, confirmed that the incidence, but failed to give number […]

The Executive Secretary of Anti-Corruption Network and former member of the House of Representatives, Otunba Dino Melaye was on Monday in Abuja interrogated by the Nigerian Police Force  over his involvement in the protest for the release of the over 200 female students of Government Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State tagged “#Bring Back Our […]

  The “Safe Schools Initiative” (SSI) is a brainchild of Gordon Brown, former UK Prime Minister who now serves as United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education. The SSI was earlier launched at the World Economic Forum Africa in April/May this year in Abuja, in response to the abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls from […]

There  are three things that Ayo Fayose told me during a lively and prolonged discussion in my hotel suite at the Ideal Nest Hotel in Osogbo, Osun state a few months ago.  The first was that I would eventually leave the APC and that the reason that I hadn’t left at that time was because […]

 Protocols In o kun o Ekiti kete. Yesterday, Ekiti State decided. Following the gubernatorial elections held in the land of honour, Ekiti State, Nigeria, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially returned the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the election. If indeed this is the will of the Ekiti […]

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, on Sunday commended Nigerians, particularly the people of Ekiti State for their enviable peaceful conduct before, during and after the 21st June gubernatorial election held in the state. Abubakar expressed satisfaction with the very high level of comportment, discipline, orderliness, patience and understanding exhibited by the citizens throughout the period of […]

Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has congratulated Ayo Fayose of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) who won the strongly contested governorship election in the state on Saturday. In a very short broadcast at 11am on Sunday, Fayemi said he had called Fayose to congratulate him over his victory at the polls. He also said he was […]

Former Ekiti State Governor and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Mr Peter Ayodele Fayose, has won last Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti State. In the election which was adjudged to be free and fair and devoid of violence by the INEC and election observers, Fayose polled 203,090 votes as against Governor Kayode Fayemi […]

Results trickling in from the governorship election held Saturday in Ekiti shows the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ayo Fayose, in early lead. Meanwhile the All Progressives Congress (APC) complained bitterly about harassments, arrests and detention of its members as well as intimidation of electorates in its stronghold by security agents dispatched to […]

Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) headed by Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State has applauded Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, the chief of defence staff,  for dispelling the rumour that the Military is planning to take over government, saying Nigeria’s democracy has come to stay. Earl Osaro Onaiwu, NGF’s sole administrator made the commendation on behalf […]